SWNOVELXO chapter 554
554 – Arang, the Rabbit Beast
Yeonhee receives the signal that Ilwol sent while waiting for Hoyeol.
This exhilarating sensation, shared only between the summoner and the summoned beast, has always seemed mysterious.
‘Maybe it’s because you’re so far away, but I can’t read your will very well, but you still got out of the hidden dungeon. ‘Thank goodness.’
What is certain is that Ilwol is safe enough to send a signal.
And when I saw the signal getting fainter, there was a high possibility that I was heading towards the depths of Nando.
‘I can’t come home today. Chi…’
“I said it would be difficult to explore the depths alone… I guess you found a new party?”
Yeonhee suddenly felt worried.
“Who is looking for what?”
“Huh? Oh, no.”
Yeonhee got impatient for no reason and brought her thumbnail to her lips.
As soon as you leave me and go to Jeju Island, will you join another party? If it were real, I would be a little disappointed.
Is this what it feels like to send your boyfriend on a trip alone?
When such an attractive man wanders around the island alone, something dramatic is bound to happen!
Yeonhee, who learned romance through writing, kept having bad delusions.
‘If we can overcome the giants, we will definitely be together!!’
Of course, she knew that Ilwol would have run away by then, but she was trying to hypnotize her like that.
‘I have to go home quickly and challenge myself…’
She must have felt that it wasn’t the right time to be leisurely drinking coffee in her cafe, so she suddenly got up and started packing up her clothes.
“I’ll go first! Let’s talk about the next dungeon! Then, bye-“
“Huh? Already? It’s only been five minutes since the coffee came out – it’s gone.”
“I’ll go first too. I have to visit my younger brother in the hospital.”
“Let’s go together, Arin. How is your little brother these days?”
“If I drink water, I feel better, but only then…”
Arin, whose eyebrows are slightly drooping, and Jooah patting her on the shoulder and walking together.
In an instant, three people disappeared.
The ones left at the end are always Hayun and Eunyoung.
Somehow, when the sound of singing from the cafe could be clearly heard, Eunyoung said as she put her arms around Azraelon.
“Ooh, should we go home too?”
“Home? Again today?”
“Why… I don’t like poetry…? There is something good I received from Il-Wol along with the whip…”
What Eunyoung took out from her sleeve was an item made of bone that looked a little too much for her to comfort herself.
“When did you get that? I don’t think there’s anyone at home.”
“Then follow me.”
The corners of Hayun’s mouth were turned up as Eunyoung grabbed her by the arm and dragged her away.
* * *
A time when everyone in the ‘White Coat League’ was growing steadily.
Denard Panizial, who attended the general meeting of the Blue Eyes organization, was convinced that something strange had occurred in the world.
‘Other people have no idea. Is there a problem in another dimension?’
What he doesn’t know is that the meeting between Ilwol and Orc commander Por in a twisted timeline was the spark.
‘Hmph, we just have to follow our path straight forward.’
I didn’t think much of it because I had the feeling that things were going well again from the time I summoned the great monster ‘Deskcrow’ last time.
Even the perfection of the new ‘teeth’ that his teacher completed after much effort was very satisfying.
‘The last one kept changing his coordinates while moving, so it was a failure.’
Because he had fallen into the dungeon dozens of times instead of going to his intended destination, his teacher adjusted it again.
Of course, with the improvement, the weight of existence increased, and in order for such a thing to cross the dimension, it was necessary to reduce its strength.
In the end, the Denar side that received the weakened ‘Tooth’ had a lot to do.
‘Are you okay. You can combine and improve here.’
Master, who had already been elevated to the rank of great mage for several decades, was a very meticulous person and even created the best improvement method and sent it along, so there was no problem.
All you need is time and materials.
‘Most of the materials for joining teeth are difficult to find.’
The reason he felt picky was not because of the high rarity of the material, but rather a matter of location.
‘The difficulty of a dungeon located in the sea is difficult.’
The goddess of light ‘Le Buia’, with whom he had been connected for a long time, was not very familiar with her water attribute.
Of course, the same goes for Denard, who was greatly influenced.
Fortunately, the world he was in and this world were lucky enough that there was no one with superpowers who could control the water attribute, so there was no difficulty in dealing with it, but since ‘Nando’ was a water attribute dungeon in itself, I had no choice but to be reluctant.
‘There is no choice. It will be even harder for the others, so I have no choice but to go directly. I think I need to calm down a bit before I can enter the dungeon.’
He glanced at the attendees of the general meeting, where internal strife broke out due to a meaningless fight over shares, and then left with a short sigh.
* * *
‘Yeonhee’s signal has disappeared. It looks like you’ve entered the giant quest.’
The process of confirming a bond by constantly exchanging signals with each other.
I was so satisfied that I was somehow connected to her.
“Suuu I barely survived!”
The beastmen who escaped the second hunting ground in the sea and came to the surface are breathing heavily as if they were barely alive.
Normally, it is natural for the level of difficulty to increase as you go deeper into the dungeon, but for them now, it must feel like they have escaped hell and found their home again.
“As expected, the land is nice. Hehe-“
“The floor is a little muddy, but everything has to have a place to stand.”
“But you really came quickly. I heard that you need to spend at least a day to get here.”
“Alpha is a god…”
The eyes of the prisoners looking at me sparkle to the point of being burdensome.
‘I wonder how low the level of the guides I’ve met so far is that’s why they’re like that.’
The role of a guide is to pioneer the most efficient route according to the party’s purpose.
I just led them as they wanted.
‘From here, the person you want will appear.’
‘Marshall Dragad’, one of the five major races that dominate ‘Nando’.
If you move a little further from here, you will enter a place where there are a lot of guys wandering around.
Bang bang!
A horseman, bumping his fists, covered in thick dead skin like a horse’s hoof, and vowing to fight.
Ho-yeol, a tiger beast, is flexibly stretching his body while snorting.
Just by looking at the two people, I could tell that they were serious about this hunting ground.
‘I guess I can challenge up to the third time. Even if you take the shortest course, it would take two days to reach the boss battle. This must be the first time I’ve been separated from Yeonhee to this extent.’
The hunting grounds I’ve been through so far were not that far in a straight line if you could find the right path, but from here on out, each hunting ground will basically take a few days.
‘If I were alone, I could just fly and get to the end in a few hours…’
There may be no need for that.
‘Marshall Draggaard’, who appears in this hunting ground, must be meaningful to me as well.
And.
– The quest to kill 1,000 ‘Blue Manatids’ has been completed!
– Acquired the attribute [Remnants of the Ancient Blue Fishman]!
After several battles, I have already completed the racial trait quest.
Remnants of the Ancient Blue Fishman
– The effect is activated when the number of members of the same race within a radius of 50 meters exceeds 50.
– Movement speed +25%
– Recognize hidden entities more quickly.
– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated.
– All abilities increase by 1 each.
‘The ancient blue fishman… Did the fishman evolve into a fish?’
Normally, it would evolve into a higher being, but it was unknown whether it was a choice for survival.
‘The effect is extremely useful, but you have to have 50 of your own people?’
What are my people? It’s probably not a person, but is it a skeleton soldier?
‘······ It won’t be easy to activate unless you leave a lot of traces. Or gain abilities like a necromancer.’
Jeobeok- Jeobeok-
We moved for a while feeling a little excited, and a new world immediately opened up before our eyes.
“Wow-“
“It’s exactly as I heard.”
The third hunting ground we arrived at after leaving the sea was surprisingly a wasteland littered with large and small stones.
“Wow—haha. That’s really amazing. “The desert is next to the sea?”
“Strictly speaking, it’s not a desert. It’s just a gravel field that hasn’t been developed at all.”
“Black Pig, I think you need to learn how to take it in moderation.”
“Isn’t it better to be sure?”
“Everyone, let’s relax. Marshall Draggard is an incredibly strong guy.”
‘Yes. That’s why it’s good.’
There is a saying that you should avoid guys who usually wander around alone in a dungeon.
A typical example is a monster like the Minotaur in a B-class dungeon that can force a one-on-one battle, but Marshall Dragard feels even worse than that.
‘He’s a crazy guy whose combat power explodes when he fights one on many.’
In short, fighting one on one and killing them is a true attack method.
Of course, they are the ones who choose the opponent, but what is unusual is that they pick the second strongest guy in the group.
‘Besides me, the second strongest person is Arang, the rabbit beast… Um… Is that okay?’
As long as you don’t die during the fight, you will definitely get something.
So I thought it would be interesting to watch.
Maybe I can teach Arin about the fighting methods of other rabbit beastmen.
Jerbeok-
Whiooo──
“I’m starting to feel it?”
Sandstorms swept over us again and again.
The wet body turned into sandy skin, and the beastmen realized too late that they had failed to properly replenish nutrients because they were in too much of a hurry.
“After all, it’s beef jerky. Shit.”
“What are you going to do if you bring all the cooking utensils?”
When everyone was grumbling and chewing on beef jerky.
‘You’re here. After all, I am alone.’
– Oh my goodness!!
Marshall Draggard’s unique voice fell on my ears like an echo from afar.
They said that it was an intelligent creature, and that it was fun to deal with it because each individual had a different personality.
– ······ Hoot?!
‘They found us. Even though his combat power is lower than average, he has good instincts ‘
They can sense us from 3km away. He is quite a sensitive guy.
Combat power is top level A.
Considering that Abyss Hunters are concentrated in the mid-level A-class, Arang, the rabbit beast, is a worthy opponent.
– Hoyoyoyo! Hey!
Marshall Draggard was coming closer and closer, making strange screams.
“It’s definitely strong. But I don’t think it will be that difficult.”
-Hey?! Hey!
As you can guess from its name, its entire body is covered with scales that glow alternately in black and purple, and its three eyes are stretched out as if dividing the face up and down.
The ears, which looked like oyster mushrooms, fluttered making unpleasant sounds, and the fan-shaped claws that hung on their arms like scars made it easy to guess that they were quite good at swimming.
Even if you try to look at the tooth-shaped protrusions covering the top of your head, it’s not a very pleasant look.
– Kiyoot!!
The snout, which makes a constant chirping sound, is sharply forged like an owl’s beak, and that beak can be sold to alchemists for a fairly high price.
“That guy is Marshall Dragadro, a martial arts master.”
“It’s not as cool as I thought. Why is the community criticizing that guy so much?”
“They say you know when you fight, but no one knows the reason.”
It is known that a lot can be gained from the first fight with Marshall Draggard.
Therefore, it was common sense to deal with him with as much courtesy as possible.
– Oh my! Hoho! Hoot!
Marshall Draggard, who lost his mind while learning martial arts, finally named his opponent.
“Hmph, watch how I deal with you.”
“Young sis, fighting~”
As expected, the first one to be pointed out was Arang.
– Woohyoho! Crouch!
As Arang stepped forward, Marshal Dragaud began his ritual by raising his palms toward the sky.
“Hurry, hurry.”
Haha! Come on!
Arang, who was so excited before the battle, made a short sound with her tongue.
Marshall Dragard, who was jumping around Arang while telling him to wait a little longer, was also cute in a way.
‘It will be fun.’
The anticipated battle was a melee from the beginning.
Papa papapak!
Marshall Draggard, a master of martial arts as his name suggests, put pressure on Arang with defensive and counterattack techniques that, even in my opinion, were extremely clever.
“Profit! Why, why are you like this!”
Her overall abilities are clearly far superior to Arang’s, but she keeps being put on the defense.
“Amplification of leg power! Tomu──!!”
‘oooh?!! What is it?’
In an instant, her calves and thighs swelled to more than double their size, and she ran around Marshall Draggard at a speed she had never seen before.
It must have exploded the potential of a rabbit beast specializing in mobility.
– Oh ho ho! Hoot!
Marshall Draggard let out an excited noise, but it was clear that he was very embarrassed by Arang’s amazing skill combination.
Byak-!
– Ouch?!
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!!
In the end, Marshall Dragana was hit in the back of the head.
No matter how good your technology is, it will be of no use if your physical abilities are so different.